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Kong Crusher IPA

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
6 gal 60 min 113.0 IBUs 6.1 SRM 1.069 1.014 7.3 %
Actuals 1.046 1.01 4.7 %

Style Details

Name Cat. OG Range FG Range IBU SRM Carb ABV
American IPA 21 A 1.056 - 1.07 1.008 - 1.014 40 - 70 6 - 14 2.4 - 2.9 5.5 - 7.5 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Rice Hulls 1 lbs 5.71
Pale Malt (2 Row) US 8 lbs 45.71
Wheat Malt, Ger 5 lbs 28.57
Oats, Flaked 3 lbs 17.14
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L 8 oz 2.86

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Centennial 0.75 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 10
Citra 4 oz 30 min Aroma Pellet 12
Mosaic 3 oz 30 min Aroma Pellet 11.6
Citra 4 oz 6 days Dry Hop Pellet 12
Mosaic 4 oz 6 days Dry Hop Pellet 11.6

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Yeast Nutrient 6.00 tsp 5 min Boil Other

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
London Ale III (1318) Wyeast Labs 73% 64°F - 74°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 148°F 75 min

Notes

Water Profile:
Motown water using water filter
8g Gypsum added to Mash, 4.3 g Calcium Chloride added to Mash
7g Gypsum added to Sparge, 3.6 g Calcium chloride added to Sparge, 1 mL Citric Acid added to Sparge


Whirlpool Hops:
Let kettle temp fall to 200 degrees then add Citra & Mosaic additions and whirlpool 30 mins.

Temp fell to 165 degrees by the end of the 30 mins.


Dry Hopping / Fermentation Schedule:
Added all dry hopped hops directly to fermenter within first 24 hrs (during active fermentation).

Left for 6 days

Cold crashed, and racked to keg